Computer and Information Technology

• Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters (not required for online graduate certificates)
  • Only two letters of recommendation are required for admission to the Online MS.
    • One letter of recommendation must be from employer (either current or previous).
  • Three letters of recommendation are required for admission to the Residential MS and PhD.
• Academic Statement of Purpose (not required for online graduate certificates)
• Personal History Statement (not required for online graduate certificates)
• GRE or GMAT (Residential only)
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores at or above the 50th percentile for each test subsection are required for unconditional admission. There is no minimum score expectation.
• Resume (1 – 5 pages)

• This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.

• Undergraduate Degree in One of the Following:
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Informatics
  • other computer-related field of study
• Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
• 15-18 credit hours of computational coursework
• Demonstration of a high level of competence in written communication as evidenced by a writing sample such as the statement of purpose, a prior thesis, a research paper, or other significant and personally written product.

• Undergraduate Degree with a ccumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
• Six months – one year of IT industry experience is required for certain graduate certificate and master’s programs. Please refer to program webpages for specifications.

• Admission to the ADAT certificate is recognized by the CIT Graduate Program:
  https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/degrees/applied-data-analytics-graduate-certificate
  
  

*December 1 is the deadline for priority consideration for financial support.  The final deadline is February 15.

• Applicants should identify Purdue Computer & Information Technology Faculty in their application (i.e. ‘Specified Faculty’) to be considered for admission to their applied program.
• Early application is encouraged. Program capacity is limited and it is recommended that students apply early to maximize the opportunity for program consideration.
• Master’s Degree (On-Campus): Students with insufficient academic preparation, in the faculty’s judgment, may be conditionally admitted but required to develop additional computing competencies by enrolling in designated undergraduate courses prior to undertaking their graduate study.